1. BURKINA FASO
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n July 2021, the Luxembourg Red Cross Humanitarian Aid was made a « chevalier de l’ordre du mérite de la santé et de l’action sociale » by the Ministry of Health, Burkina Faso.
This decoration underlines the long-standing cooperation between the Luxembourg Red Cross and the Burkinabe Red Cross, which came to be in 1961.
Over the years, Luxembourg Red Cross humanitarian teams have supported numerous projects in Burkina Faso, such as the measles vaccination campaign in the 1960s, famine response in the 1990s and support to refugees through access to water, sanitation and housing. Today, the Luxembourg Red Cross continues to support the most vulnerable people in the country in the fields of environment, education, protection, and health.
Emergency assistance for people affected by conflict
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Duration: 12 months (February 2021 - January 2022) Budget: 393,240 EUR Funding: European Union
In 2021, the Sahelian crisis clearly spread to Burkina Faso, with an explosion in the number of internally displaced people, particularly in the Sahel and Centre-North regions. To improve the living conditions of the most vulnerable people, 494 emergency shelters were distributed, as well as 494 Essential Household Items kits and 434 water, hygiene and sanitation kits and 505 dignity kits (basin, soap, fabric sanitary strips.
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Humanitarian Aid of Luxembourg Red Cross – ACTIVITY REPORT 2021
